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| Clifton Preparatory School, Nottingham Road | |
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| Type | Private |
| Motto | Champions of Childhood |
| Established | 1942 |
| Locale | Rural |
| Headmaster | Eswee Prinsloo |
| Exam board | IEB |
| Grades | 00 - 7 |
| Number of students | 325 |
| Color(s) | Red, black and white |
| Mascot | Hadeda |
| Website | www.cliftonnotties.org.za/ |
Clifton Preparatory School, Nottingham Road is a private, co-educational day and boarding primary school located in the Nottingham Road area of the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands in South Africa.
The school was founded in 1942 when a number of Clifton Durban boys moved to the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands over fears of danger during World War II.
Clifton has added Grade 00 and phased out Grade 8 which traditionally was a boys-only grade.
Clifton accepts boy and girl boarders from Grade 1 (age 6) and offers boarding options, from full boarding to weekly and temporary boarding. Clifton is one of the few remaining independent preparatory schools in KwaZulu-Natal that offers full boarding to young children, with boarders coming from around the country and various Southern African countries.
The school has 60 hectares of land.
Clifton has campus-wide WiFi providing children access to the Internet, email and servers. The One Laptop per Child program provides every child in Grade 5, 6 and 7 with a NL1 or NL2 Tablet Classmate Netbook.
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